My personal pet peeve here is asking for tip before the service at places where you order and pay first, sit down and they bring you the food. There is SOME ser

My personal pet peeve here is asking for tip before the service at places where you order and pay first, sit down and they bring you the food. There is SOME service here; they bring you water, napkins etc. But how would I know what the service is going to be like before hand?